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James Rhodes

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

March 06, 1975

Website

http://www.jamesrhodes.tv/

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Genre

Memoir, Music, Psychology

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James Rhodes is a British classical pianist.

Born into a middle-class Jewish family in St John's Wood, North London, he was educated at Arnold House School, a local all-boys independent preparatory school, where he was sexually abused by a teacher.

Aged seven, Rhodes became interested in classical music and began learning the piano. He entered the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition, but failed to make it past the second round.
In 1993, he was offered a scholarship to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. But due to mental health issues and his father's insistence, Rhodes took a psychology degree at University College, London. On graduation, Rhodes took a job in the City of London, married, had a son and later divorced.

In 2008 he t ...more

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Robin Williams dies: depression is a cloak of lead, a toxic second skin

Robin Williams, the shockingly talented actor and comedian whose performances in Dead Poets Society and Good Will Hunting inspired as many minds as his Mrs Doubtfire and stand-up routines delighted, has taken his own life. He had been "battling severe depression of late", according to his media representative. Battling is a good word. It seems [...]

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Average rating: 4.16 · 10,052 ratings · 1,244 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Instrumental: A Memoir of Madness, Medication and Music 4.21 avg rating — 8,270 ratings — published 2015 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fire on All Sides 3.90 avg rating — 976 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Made in Spain: Cómo un país cambió mi forma de ver la vida by James Rhodes, Ismael Attrache Sánchez (Translator) 3.56 avg rating — 347 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Play the Piano: The Little Book of Life Skills really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 282 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Playlist: The Rebels and Revolutionaries of Sound by James Rhodes, Martin O'Neill (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.34 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“music has, quite literally, saved my life and, I believe, the lives of countless others. It provides company when there is none, understanding where there is confusion, comfort where there is distress, and sheer, unpolluted energy where there is a hollow shell of brokenness and fatigue. And”
― James Rhodes, Instrumental

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“It amazes me how many people love being unhappy.”
― James Rhodes, Instrumental

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“La verdadera compasión nace cuando se entiende que lo que alguien percibe como la verdad es, a todos los efectos, la verdad. Da exactamente igual que esto sea manifiestamente incierto para ti y para todos los demás.”
― James Rhodes, Instrumental: A Memoir of Madness, Medication and Music

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